One more thought here in Florida its not a question of right or wrong it takes an approval by both buyer and seller to release escrow. A question is it the broker and or seller refusing???????

I have removed this post because something happened to make me parnaoid again.. :rolleyes: but I would like to warn people everywhere not to trust people in power, just because they are in power.

If Mr. Novice happens to live in a place where entities such as the Real Estate Commission are honest professioanals, then it can't hurt to try them.

I was probably just envious to think that such a place might exist.

The easiest way to resolve a problem like this is contacting the real estate agent's broker. Usually the broker will tell you how the situation can be remedied and it will only take two minutes of your time to contact them. Sometimes money isn't released because of requirements (such as buyer and seller stating the contract is null and void). I bet most of these cases where money isn't returned is because of misunderstandings between agents and buyers and for some reason the agent doesn't explain the situation properly to their buyer.